Rogers v. United States
Decided June 17, 1975. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 73-6336 · 422 U.S. 35 (1975) · Cited 585 times
Holding
'(T)he orderly conduct of a trial by jury, essential to the proper protection of the right to be heard, entitles the parties .
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 7
- Warren Earl Burger · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Potter Stewart
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 2
- Thurgood Marshall · filed a concurring opinion
- William Orville Douglas
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Watts v. United States · 394 U.S. 705 (1969)
- Fillippon v. Albion Vein Slate Co. · 250 U.S. 76 (1919)
- Shields v. United States · 273 U.S. 583 (1927)
- New York Times Co. v. Sullivan · 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
- Morissette v. United States · 342 U.S. 246 (1952)
- Abrams v. United States · 250 U.S. 616 (1919)
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America v. United States · 330 U.S. 395 (1947)
- Silber v. United States · 370 U.S. 717 (1962)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Shannon v. United States · 512 U.S. 573 (1994)
- Counterman v. Colorado · 600 U.S. 66 (2023)
- Elonis v. United States · 575 U.S. 723 (2015)
- Rushen v. Spain · 464 U.S. 114 (1983)
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 438 U.S. 422 (1978)
- Xiulu Ruan v. United States · 597 U.S. 450 (2022)
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